Remember the light bulb? If you don’t, you should read it because it’s important to this story. There are even bigger lightbulbs to worry about. Your boss should listen to

Remember the light bulb? If you don’t, you should read it because it’s important to this story. There are even bigger lightbulbs to worry about. Your boss should listen to
The Board of Woe. It’s a powerful thing for you and your team, when you use it correctly. These are the tasks that you must complete, no matter what. When
Commanders have mission statements. Staff professionals apply skills and tools to their commander’s mission statement. Several years ago, the nine-person Public Affairs team to which I was the deputy sat
… while talking merely begets more talking. So, if you need something to happen, understand what you can do to drive action. Hint: It’s not talk. Tangible effects require tangible
When you have a bias for inaction, you can talk yourself out of doing anything. Do you hear, or participate, in these conversations? “We don’t need to write PAG for
I hear from our ID Card Facility two or three times a week. Unfortunately, it’s only from the consistent e-mail alerts that they are going to be closed during times
Every section in your organization wants their own unique logo designed by the PAO. Many of these sections have specific ideas of what they’d like to see in their own
Drinking a beer with my father-in-law, he mentioned one of his North Carolina-based human resources employees stopped in “to see” one of the company’s distribution centers in Texas while on vacation
Platoon leaders want to have the highest physical fitness scores in the company. Company leaders want to out-shoot their fellow companies on the range and battlefield. Battalion leaders want to
By Commander Lesley Lykins. Every now and then, professionals we trust send in guest posts because it’s their professional responsibility to make the joint Public Affairs community better. Pay close